Firefighters of Mallorca, Civil Protection Civil Guard, Red Cross, National Police and volunteers have also been scrambled together to help.

A council-run sports centre offered overnight accommodation to approximately 100 people last night in the city of Manacor near Sant Llorenc. A further 120 people were housed in other sports facilities.

Locals said the town remained virtually cut-off this morning and could only be reached by foot.

Schools in the areas suspended classes today because of power cuts - and could repeat the decision tomorrow.

In one town, Colònia de Sant Pere, several cars were dragged out to sea by the floods, a local told news site IB3 News.